Car-seat.



A. WHEATLBY.

GAR SEAT.

uPLIoATloN rmm JUNI: 28. 1912.

1,059,245 Patented Apr. 15,1913.

` To .all whom t may. comercia.'`

`.are of the same dimension, yet areiso icon-3` CAR-SEAT.

Specicaton of Letters Patent. j Appiieaiion mea Jamas, .19,124` seriaiuaaoeaiv.

PatentedApr. 15, 1913?.`

Be it knownthat I, .ARTHUR WHEATLEY, a citizen of the United `States,1residing at Philadelphia, `in the i county :of Philadelphia `and State lof Pennsylvania, .have invented certain new` and useful` Improvementswin Car-Seats, of which the `followingjis `a specii fication.

j My invention relates to` improvements 1n car seats, the object of the iinventioiibeing` toprovide afreversible car seat iiiiwhichthe twol parts constituting the `back and the seat nected and supported that `the section con-` stituting the seat is projected under ithe sec-` tion constituting ithe baclnzso that a rela tively highbackiand a relatively narrow seat is had.`

In constructingicar seats it is desirable to have `a relatively ahigh back and. a narrow seathso that aslmany `of :the seats `may be provided in the caras possible to accommodate passengers;

A reversible` cari seat therefore which employs i sections of the same dimension `alternately i seat f and .back

which permits the angular 1 adjustment vof the back, `and which enables the sections t0.. `be quickly reversedisthe broad purpose of myuinvention as` will `be hereinafter de!` scribed.; i j

With ,these `andi other objects in View, the

inventionwconsistsin certain n ovel featuresi of construction and combinations and ar-i i rangements of parts as `will be more lfully hereinafter described and pointediout in the 1 claims.l

In the accompanyingdrawings; Figure 1 isa view in end elevation:illustratingin full lines my improvements in one normal p osii tion, and in dotted lines an intermediate position of the seat as ityis being `reversed from one positionzto another. Fig.i2 lis a front elevationof Fig.` 1; Fig.;3 is aview in longitudinal` section 0n` `the line 3-3 `of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is'a view in longitudinal "sec-` tion through one` ofthearms 10.` Fig.l 5 is j a View in section on anenlargedscale onlthel line` 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is asimilar view i in section on the line 6-6 of Fig. i4. Fig. 7 is a view in elevation of thesegments 7 and Fig. 8 is a fragmentaryview in end elevation illustrating the links` connecting; `the two sections of ltheseat.

1, 1, represent supports `which are prefer-` ably secured to the lioor by screws2, `andare provided at their upperends at lfront and `rear with horizontal rods l3, the latter serving; to `limit the movement of the seat` sec` tions as seen inFig. 1. The supportsm1,"1, `areconneoted `by `a rod .4, which z latter :has rotary mounting inwthei supports andi `is `rigidly connected by linksu with a `horizonital zrod.` This rod Gextends beyondthe` supports at both ends, andi is fixed to .segsl ments .7." `This segment may be secured in various ways, but `the rod is shown angularl which isa simplestructure for compellingg lthesegment to move with the rod.

`constitute :apivoted frame which is adapted to be 1swung from one position to `another when reversing the seat, and the latter com- The rods 4 `and 6, links 5, and segments 7 l prises `two sections S and 9 which are precisely alike and are pivotally connected by .arms

`10. `These armslO are pivotally connected` by rods 17 to thesections S and 9 at points removed from the side edges of the sections,

and at `points nearer the side edges of the. i

sections, `theyare connected at both ends by links12.l These links; 12 are in the form of bars `with angular ends, and said `bars `are pivotally connected by rivetsl in the lbent over ents of` stra s 14.` Saidstraps 14; are; secured to the bac (of the seat sections 8 and 9 and form shoulders `against whichithe;

links engage which limits the pivotal movement. These links` 12 are pivotally connected imidway between their ends with the segments 7 .bywmeans of `pins 15, `and the `free end of the segments are provided with notches lto receiveirods 17 and lock the parts against movement.

The notched `ends oftheisegments 16 in metal cliannelslS `whichare secured in theiarms 10 andare curved inithe arc `0f a circle. These channels 11S serve to hide the greater portion of the segments, andat their ends they; are provided with `openings 19 through which .the rods 17 project. These rods 17 which arein both sections 8 and .9,

are connected at their` inner ends by aleverz 2O which is `fulcrumed between its ends as` shown at 21 so that the movement of one rod 17 causes: a` movement of the otherfrod. i

Various `mechanisms may be :provided for movingthese irods. A simple form is illustrated` in which a lever 22 is pivotally `conncted `at one endwithin the section, and at its other end projects through a slot` 23 in` the section, so that it may be readily grasped and operated.` This lever 22 is connected iio i between its ends to one of` the rods 17`as` shown at 24, rsdthat when the lever/ 22" is moved, bothf-rods will ber operated. A

coiled spring 25. is connected to the lever 22 and Vserves to hold vboth rods 17 normally;u vprojectedin operative engagement" withftheV segments k7. When thelever 22 'is-moved inwardly, the rod 17"wi1lfbe withdrawn' -fromv thel notches in. the *,segment, and vthe section fmay be adjusted to give to theback section any desired incline or` the sections may be reversed. *Itis to be understood,of course, that 'both sections are provided-.with

rods 17'and'levers 22,;so that thebpartsrwill operate alikein bothk positions. Y

VI would call attention tov the Jfact that when in' such position, the'back i'sfelevated by means of the. links 12 above the seatsection,

n section, the seatV section is comparatively so'thata relatively high back. is had, and as the-back'section is located abovey the seat narrow, `and 'itsrearward movement is llmitedby oneof the rods 3 which 1s positioned in the grooved edge 26 of the section, while the other rod 3 supports the seat sectionat the desired incline; To reverse the seat', vthe levers 23 on thesections are moved and the sections swung to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l.' During this movement, the segments 7 ride through the channels 180i.l thearms l0 and a continued movement will exactly reverse the parts shown in lFig.- 1, so that the section 9 will constitute the seat and the section 8 the back. The sections are effectually locked against accidental movement' by means of thev rods l17 and segments 7,and anydesired adjustment ,fof back may ybe-had as above explained.

Various slight changes might `be made in Vthe general formand arrangement of parts described without departing Vfrom my invention,fand hence I do not limit myself to vthe precise details set forth, but consider` niyselfat liberty to make such ychanges and alterations as fairly fall withinl the spirit `and scope of theappended claims.

. Having thus described my invention,

" what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;` v v Y l. A `car seat comprising supports, a pivoted `frame on the supports, two seat sections, links pivotally connecting the seat sec- .l tions', and saidVV links pivotally connected be- Gopes-of this patent may be obtained for '.Fig. l .sho-ws the seat in `one position, and

tween their ends to said frame,substantially as described. Y. l

V2'. yA carseat comprising supports, a pivg oted lframe on thelsupports, two seat sec-v tiens, linksv pivotallyf connecting the seat sections,-f, saidllinks ',pivotally connected be-,Y vtween their endslto-saidfframe, arms pivot-V ally Vconnecting the? sections, segments VVon' s said Vframe, and"` devices in the sections en-` A: car seat `comprising supports, anpiv-x':

sections, said links. pivotallyeonnected b'e-u tween'their vendsto said frame, arms pivot-j ally connecting the sections, segmentsl ylont Asaidfframe, devices lin the sections engaging s lthe segments,fchannel bars supported ybyVtliejf-j arms,r and said segments movable through,V said channel bars, .substantiallyas4 described.

4. A car seatv comprisingsupporta'a frame s y gaging the segments, substantially as l de-` `scribed.

651.V voted "rameon: 4the supports, twoseatysec-ff tions, linksI pivot-allyi connecting the seatl Q1 y pivotally connectedvto-they :supports,-fsegz f f ments on the frame, links pivotally` connected between their ends to thesegments, seat sections pivotally connected. atfther lendsot.

the links, said links having angular ends, strapsy secured. to the seat Vsections and Vcontining ythe. angular endspofv vthe links, and

rods onthe-supports engaging the edge and -f i bottom of the described. y t

5. Acar seat comprising supports,a frame'.` pivotallyv connected toV the supports, .seg-k n seat section, lsubstar'itially jas so f ments on the frame, links`-pivotally connect-1f.`

of the seat section,"`arms Api'votally:connecting the seat sections, channel barsrfinlsaid i' arms through which the segments move,

locking devices inthe sectionsl engagingthe n segments, substantiallyfasdescribed. 1 n

In testimony whereof"v I' have signed any,4 name to this speciication in the two subscribing witnesses. f

yWitnesses:

C. R. ZIEGLzER, 2 SP FOSTER t' Washington, KD. C.

presencej of Y :ARTHURWHEATLErl .j

ve cents each, byv addressing` the `yCommissioner Vof latentsi I y 'I 

